Imatong State

Imatong State
State
Location of Imatong State in South Sudan
Country	South Sudan
Capital	Torit[1]
Number of Counties	12[2]
Government
• Governor	Natisio Loluke
Population (2014 Estimate)
• Total	598,190

Imatong State is one of the 28 states of South Sudan. It is located in the Equatoria region and it borders Yei River to the southwest, Jubek to the west, Terekeka and Jonglei to the northwest, Boma to the northeast, Namorunyang to the east, and Uganda to the south.

History

On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states.^[3] The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties and civil society groups challenged the constitutionality of the decree. Kiir later resolved to take it to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment.^[4] In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.^[5]

Natisio Loluke was appointed Governor on 24 December.^[6]

Administrative divisions

The state consists of 12 counties created in April 2016:^[2]

References

States of South Sudan
Bahr el Ghazal	Aweil Aweil East Eastern Lakes Gogrial Gok Lol Tonj Twic Wau Western Lakes
Equatoria	Amadi Gbudwe Imatong Jubek Maridi Namorunyang Terekeka Yei River
Greater Upper Nile	Boma Eastern Bieh Eastern Nile Jonglei Latjoor Northern Liech Ruweng Southern Liech Western Bieh Western Nile
Special administration area to hold referendum (postponed indefinitely) Abyei (part of both South Kordofan (Sudan) and Abyei Special Administrative Area)